Kathi McDonald
(1948-2012)
American blues and rock singer and songwriter
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Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012) was an American blues and rock singer and songwriter. As a teenager she sang with different bands around the Pacific Northwest before she was discovered by Ike Turner. She sang as an Ikette with Ike & Tina Turner and eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company. McDonald became a background vocalist for various artists, including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Freddie King, and Long John Baldry. She also recorded as a solo artist and fronted her own band Kathi McDonald & Friends.
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Kathryn Marie McDonald 25 September 1948 Anacortes, Washington, USA
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3 October 2012 (aged 64) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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